-What is prohibition? Why did people want prohibition to come about? What tactics were used to bring about prohibition? to help stop violence. people sang about not drinking in bars.
the forbidding of alcohol.
-Describe the impact aid organizations had on our country.
helped to educate poor white boys.
-What did the 18th Amendment do and why did people want it?
-What is socialism? How was it started in the United States?
-What/who were muckrakers and what impact did they have on our country?
helped to bring light about corrupt business.
-What did local government do to reform itself during the Progressive Era?
spreed out power between more people, easier to
-What did businesses do to bring better efficiency to their business?
-What did the progressives do to make the workplace safer?
-What did the progressives do to help end or reduce child labor?.
created child labor laws.
-What did progressives do to help workers reduce the number of hours they had to work?
passed child labor laws and safer work area.
-What did progressives do to bring about better wages for workers?
shorter hours and safer work areas.
-What did progressives do to make our country more democratic?
-What did the 17th Amendment do?
made each state have 2 senators so small states have equal power with the larger states.
Ch. 9.2
-Describe the major social changes that affected women during the Progressive Era.
-Describe women's push for suffrage(voting) and the passing of the 19th Amendment.
-Describe some women who were leaders in the push for suffrage and temperance.
Ch. 9.3
-Describe the major accomplishments of Teddy Roosevelt as President.
broke up trusts
-Square Deal
fairness for all
-Breaking up strikes
fourgt to get better rights for workers
-Regulating railroads
stopped railroads from using bribes
-Regulating food and drugs
created food laws
-Conservation
-Civil Rights
Ch.9.4
-Describe the major accomplishments and problems of William Howard Taft's presidency
-Payne-Aldrich Tariff
-Land disputes
set aside 148 million acres for national parks
-Breaking up trusts
broke up bad trusts.
-You will have to look elsewhere for some other accomplishments as the book is limited
-Break-up of the Republican Party
an election between teddy Roosevelt and Taft.
-Describe the outcome of the 1912 Presidential Election.
Windrow Wilson got 43 percent of the votes because republicans had to split votes.
Ch. 9.5
-Describe the major accomplishments/issues of Woodrow as President.
-Breaking up trusts
-Underwood Tariff
-16th Amendment
made the federal reserve system.
-Federal Reserve System
banking system to address bank problems.
-Limits to Progressivism under Wilson
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